Expert Advice: Energy Ergonomics
Ergonomics is the science of refining the design of products to optimize them for human use. It is an improvement process to help minimize and remove risk factors that lead to musculoskeletal injuries and allow for improved human performance and productivity. I have seen first hand how an improperly positioned chair can lead to hip and back problems, a desk that is too low or too high can lead to neck and spine injuries, and how an ill-placed keyboard can lead to carpal tunnel.
Ergonomic improvements can be implemented in energy healing to balance the life forces and alleviate stress, ailments and disease.
By incorporating breath work and energy healing into my daily life, I have unintentionally created a new discipline called Energy Ergonomics, an individual improvement process to balance energy systems that lead to an increase in efficiency in various working environments.
Energy Ergonomics can be performed while seated, standing against a wall, or, if your work environment allows it, stretched out on the floor. Once you find your perfect posture position and all of your distractions are silenced or removed, try this simple exercise:
Draw an imaginary line from the crown of your head down the center of your body to the top of your pelvic bone.
The ultimate goal is to feel your breath, not just breathe.
Place your pointer and middle fingers at the base of your sacrum.
Inhale and exhale. Do not rush your breathing. Shallow breaths do not help with energy balance and mental clarity.
Pay attention to your breath pattern.
Is it shallow? Deep? Circular? Choppy? Is there a vibrational feeling radiating outward?
Once you discern how breath feels:
Continue this practice up the imaginary line you drew from your crown to the pelvic bone (the prana tube).
The Energy Ergonomics Practice.
Once you are comfortable with your Energy Ergonomics practice, adding mantras to your breathing pattern will enhance your experience and assist in your mental clarity. If you feel like it is time for a true, internal change in 2020 and you are open to new ways to achieve balance, peace, calm and mental clarity, try Energy Ergonomics. And have a happy New Decade.
